German Perfectionist

This is the first Bugatti Chiron delivered to the United States. It comes with an exclusive black and yellow Bumblebee paintjob. Due to the US safety regulations, it also comes with two weird looking bumpers sticking out from the rear. Luckily, these are removable. From the front, the orange lights next to the wheel give away that this is the US version. The interior is covered in black and yellow leather to match the exterior. According to Bugatti, they already sold over 250 of the expensive hypercars.

Interiors of modern cars are designed with the customers in mind. They have to be stylish, but at the same time they have to be intuitive and easy to operate. Not so with concept cars, which will only be shown on one or two auto shows and then put into a museum. Manufacturers often went wild on their interiors, which often ended up in utter chaos - especially in the 80’s, when computers made their first appearance in cars. So, let’s look back, and count down the 15 weirdest concept car interiors of all time. Enjoy!

We all know the trend of ‘minifying’ cars - basically making cars less comfortable in Photoshop. Now, French artist La tête dans le cul (= “The head in the a…”) has taken it to a whole new level, by cutting out the entire passenger cabin, connecting the front and rear fenders and removing one axle. In total, he has minified 34 cars - which you can now scroll through! But watch out, and brace yourself for the last one…

Modern cars always try to be technologically advanced, but there have been a couple ones in automotive history that really stood out because they were so far ahead of their time. They didn’t always sell too well though, as you’re about to see… Enjoy!

It didn’t drive. For 31 years. Which is not surprising, considering that it was a Ferrari that wasn’t allowed to exist. With four doors, how outrageous! As if the pope would tango on St. Peter’s square at midnight. Ferrari has kept this ideology until today, for the most parts at least. Shall other manufacturers ruin their reputations by building business sedans, plump SUVs or even tractors. Ferrari doesn’t, at least not yet. Because they are not named Lamborghini, Maserati or Porsche.

Average, big and really big, a 4-seater 2-door and a sports coupé that can transform into a Roadster: A long time ago, Mercedes offered nothing more than these five models. And nowadays? There are A-, B-, C-, E-, G-, M-, S-, V-Classes as well as SL, SLC, SLS and GL, GLA, GLC, GLE, GLS, CLA and CLS; many of them are available as sedans, coupés, T-Models, convertibles, others as Shooting Brakes or roadsters, and on top of that there’s the Citan… Why does Mercedes do that?

An era came to an end when Audi retired from Le Mans in 2016. Now, Porsche has announced that they will retire as well, leaving only Toyota and a small private team to fight for the title.

Back in 2012, Mercedes launched the Citan: A Renault Kangoo with a slightly nicer interior and a giant Mercedes badge slapped onto the front. Many people claimed that it wasn’t a true Mercedes, causing huge discussions - long story short: of course it wasn’t! Still, successful craftsmen with too much money kept buying it - apparently because they wanted a reliable, German perfection workhorse with a good image. What they didn’t know was that it was just a far more expensive Renault sold under a different name.

Which one was your favorite? Comment below! If you want to see more Top Gear memes, check out my latest posts! Tobi aka The Stig’s German Cousin

Have you ever tried to come up with a name for a car? It may seem easy, but car brands actually spend quite some time looking for exciting, cool and stylish names to match their vehicles. And usually, they double-check if a name might have a different meaning in another language. Here are 18 hilarious examples of when they forgot to do that.

After messing around with Photoshop for some time, I figured out how to get that outlined “Impact”-font commonly used for memes. And so, I’ve created a few… Feel free to download these memes and use them whenever they fit. I will make some better ones soon, as said, this was only to try out Photoshop. Tobi aka The Stig’s German Cousin

Three years ago, on August 27th 2014, I got my first smartphone: A white LG Optimus L7. It was my 12th birthday, and I was really happy to finally swap the old Nokia for one of these modern Smartphones which everyone else in my class already had.

Dubai (UAE), June 28th 2017: Does anyone remember the Zarooq Motors Sand Racer? It was unveiled in December 2015, and it’s a road-legal racecar designed in the United Arab Emirates. After 1.5 years of intense testing, the car now goes into production, starting off with a limited edition called Sand Racer 500 GT .

When you think of sporty four door coupes, what’s the first car to come to your mind? The Porsche Panamera? The Mercedes CLS AMG? The Audi RS7? Or maybe even the Aston Martin Rapide? These are great cars, no doubt - but there is one problem: They all cost over $100.000. For quite some time there were no real alternatives on the market. But that has changed, as a French car manufacturer started producing a sporty four door coupe which costs less than a new Dacia Duster.

While many of the current Le Mans cars are hybrids, no all-electric car has ever competed in the famous endurance race. This may be about to change, as Panoz Racing and Green4U have teamed up to create the Project GT-EV.

Hi fellow CTzens! Almost a year ago I did a post on the the 20 ugliest production cars of all time . Since then, I’ve become more and more interested in car design, and I may even become a designer myself. And so today, I’m counting down the 10 ugliest cars which are currently on the market. NOTE: This is my personal opinion. You may agree, and you may disagree. Comment your opinion below!

It’s impossible to imagine the world without SUVs. In the last 10 years, they have gone absolutely viral. According to a survey by German Institute IHS Automotive , SUVs had a market share of 25% in 2015, with almost 22 Million sold worldwide. And the boom isn’t over yet - it’s expected that by 2020, 28% of all cars will be SUVs. And that’s a bad thing. I absolutely hate SUVs, and today I’m going to show you exactly why. Enjoy.

On July 24th, RM Sotheby’s is going to auction off the 1939 Lincoln-Zephyr “Scrape” Custom. It’s one of the most iconic custom cars in the world, and it’s expected to sell for around 400,000 US-dollars.

Hi CTzens! You guys really seemed to like my post about the meaning of estate names and acronyms - and so I thought I would do a similar post about the meaning behind sporty car acronyms. Enjoy!

It has been rumored for quite some time which car the new French president Emmanuel Macron will choose for his inauguration. Now we know: Macron chose the DS 7 Crossback. And it’s not just a DS 7. The civil version of the French SUV will be released in January 2018, so Macron’s is the first one to drive on public streets. It will soon be shown in the ‘DS World’ in Paris. The noble SUV of Citroën’s sub-brand DS is painted in dark blue and comes with a folding roof, 20” rims, French symbols and of course with the French tricolore attached to the front bumper.

Every car maker who sells estate cars has a different name for them. But have you ever wondered what Avant, T-Model, Touring and co actually mean? You’re about to find out!

14 years ago, the Porsche 911 GT3 (996) made 381hp from a 6-cylinder boxer engine. Nowadays, Mercedes can get the same horsepower out of a 4-cylinder engine - thanks to turbochargers and sometimes even superchargers. Here is a list with some of the most powerful cars using 4-cylinder engines. NOTE: All specs according to German car magazine Auto Motor und Sport . All specs belong to the cars named in the headings.

Are you tired of “The Top X Ugliest Cars Ever Made” countdowns? I certainly am, as there are just way too many of them. And they are all more or less the same! Depending on how much research the creator did, the ugliest car will either be a Fiat Mutlipla, a Pontiac Aztek (yes, with a “k”) or the Tata Magic Iris - a car which they never knew existed until they looked through various other ugly car countdowns to get “inspiration” for their list.

The Tesla Model S is known for its insane acceleration and self-driving abilities. Still, the design of the sedan doesn’t attract too much attention. But German Tuning Company Prior Design is about to change that, with an aero kit for the P100D. Depending on your configuration, the bodykit is made from plastic or carbon fiber. Prior Design is offering new bumpers, a spoiler lip, a diffusor and a rear wing as well as a side bodykit. The interior is finished in Leather and carbon fiber.